Generations Radio

The Scourge of Islam Over the first 50 years of the last century, there were only 20 recorded terrorist events. This year, we have had 199 so far, and the year isn't even over yet. Terrorism is on the increase in many nations for several compounding reasons – tyranny and anarchy grow together, people have access to technology – they know how to build bombs, there are far more larger metropolitan areas today, and. . . the scourge of Islam has proliferated. Here Kevin Swanson interacts with the front page of the newspaper, and contrasts worldviews. Why is Christianity far more peaceful and freedom-loving than the two other predominant worldviews that control national governments - Islam and Humanism? This edition of Generations provides helpful information on the theology, the metaphysics, and the ethics of Islam, and will equip you and your children with a robust apologetic for the Christian faith.

Interview: James Lansberry With the socialist noose tightening and as Congress considers mandating expensive health insurance on American families, Kevin Swanson suggests an island of freedom for those people who still want it. According to James Lansberry, Vice President of Samaritan Ministries, the language in the current healthcare reform bill still exempts Healthcare Sharing Ministries from this mandatory insurance (check out pages 103 and 199 of the bill). Some estimates put these insurance mandates at a cost of $18,000 per family, per year. Not only do these ministries save families hundreds of thousands of dollars in premiums over 10-20 years, but they may be the only island of freedom to keep us out of socialist systems heading towards euthanasia and infanticide for the less fit. THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS VITAL INFORMATION for those families who are concerned about the rapid changes ahead, as post-modern society moves ahead with a Brave New World.

Teaching a Christian Worldview in Your Children's Education If you think America has lost faith, family, and freedom, or any semblance of a biblical worldview over the last fifty years, you ought to check out other nations like England, Scotland, or Australia! Yet, there seems to be a tiny remnant hanging on to relationships and truth in a lost and lonely world. We found a family in Australia who has more than 1.4 children, is reintegrating family relationships, and understands the Christian mandate to apply God's Word to all areas of thought and life. Kevin Swanson interviews Joseph Stephen, homeschooling father of six, and author of several books, on this segment of Generations.

The Ultimate Power Grab Interview: Dr. Everett Piper The ideas inculcated by higher education will form the leaders and the society of the next generation. So of course, since 1972 the federal government has increased its control of private and public colleges by 40-fold. The federal government is on its way to total control of 99% of all of higher education, by way of. . . you got it. . . federal funding of student grants and loans. Kevin Swanson interviews Dr. Everett Piper, president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University concerning recent signals on the part of the Obama administration to tighten controls on the hiring practices of private Christian universities. Could this signal the end of the Christian college in America? Strategically, this may be the most important initiative on the part of the federal government to end freedom (including academic freedom), from American thought and life.

...Cap and Trade Freaking Out Over World Government What's all this trending towards centralization, as America surrenders national sovereignty piece by piece? If a nation can't handle it's own governance, how in the world are we to expect world government to do a better job at it? Kevin Swanson points out that huge centralized empires killed hundreds of millions in the 20th century, not to mention 40-50 million per year just in aborted children. It's hard to imagine the 21st century is going to be a whole lot better. So what to do about it? Instead of freaking out about world government and spending your years throwing rocks at the United Nations, what about putting a little time into worshiping God, building godly families and churches, and decentralizing your economy back to an oikonomia? What about fearing God, loving Him and keeping His commandments?

The NASB, the NIV, and the ESV Bounds of Ecumenicity A church in North Carolina advertises a Bible Burning of all the "wrong versions," and then people start tossing John MacArthur, Chuck Swindoll, and Billy Graham books in the bonfire, too. Understandably, some churches are a little gun shy with ecumenism, in the midst of the cold storm of a Christian apostasy in the west. But Kevin Swanson points out that Christians have always struggled over the major-minor, gnat-camel thing. Then he lists some of the major questions you want to ask when choosing the sort of books you read and the Christian teachers you hang out with.

Why the Devil Targets the Eldest Adam, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and David had major problems with their eldest sons. And this pattern continues into the present day. With 80% of children raised in Christian homes leaving the faith, the devil is well versed in his strategies. Go after the eldest son first. So a couple of dads in studios who happen to be working with eldest sons right now, talk about the challenges, the struggles, and the blessings in the process of grappling for the hearts of their sons.

The Way They Think Unfortunately, many Christians think like Humanists, and they don't even know they do this. Kevin Swanson refers to basic philosophy textbook definitions of humanism, and points out that many if not most Christians actually believe these propositions! Yet, hardly any Christian churches would want to call themselves the First Humanist Community Church of Somewhereville, America. Are you a humanist, or a Christian? That's a pretty important question, because now we're talking basic religious commitments on the Generations broadcast.

This Brave New World Arnie signs a couple of homosexual bills in California. Meantime homosexuals hire surrogate wombs in India to carry "their children." Out in North Carolina, registered sex offenders are prohibited from attending church. So what does the Bible say about things like sperm donations, surrogacy, and sex crimes? Kevin Swanson addresses the role of the civil magistrate and the church in a society that is unraveling faster than ever before.

Born at Four Years Old Does life begin at conception, at 9 months, or at 4 years of age? Kevin Swanson interviews Maria Lancaster, a mother who carried an embryo adoption to term after the child had been in deep freeze for a full 48 months. The law still treats these embryo adoptions as the "exchange of property," but these adoptive parents should love and respect the beautiful life God has created. And on that note, Colorado pro-lifers are going after the Personhood Amendment one more time, as are at least 30 other states. Kevin Swanson interviews Leslie Hanks from Colorado Right to Life on this important battle.